Either voltage source is suitable,

only one is required.

DANGER
125 Watt Light Bulb
HIGH VOLTAGE
14 kV 550 mA
120 VAC Microwave oven diode High voltage leakage detector
0 to 10 KV out
and metering circuit
Each cap is .001
at 10 KV

Variac Adjust Fuel oil furnace

ignition transformer
Primary 120 VAC 50 MegOhm 14 kV
Secondary 10 KV AC Variable high voltage
CAUTION: secondary center tap DC input
is connected to transformer case.

Fuel oil furnace inition transformer

voltage source
200 MegOhm 14 KV 200K 2 Watt
- 0 to 10 KV
METER 1N4004
High voltage out to
Common device under test
150-200 Watt Light Bulb +
14 kV 550 mA Leakage Current Meter
Microwave oven diodes + 0 to 50 uA
C3
120 VAC METER

2100 VAC
0 to 8 KV out 1N4004

120 VAC
C4
C1

-
Any microwave
oven transformer
C2

Variac Adjust Each capacitor =

.002 or higher.
Voltage quadrupler C1 = 2500 volt rating Output Voltage Meter
C2 = 5000 volt rating 0 to 10 KV full scale.
C3 = 7500 volt rating
Microwave oven transformer C4 = 5000 volt rating
Basic meter movement
is 50 uA
voltage source

Lower wattage light bulbs will glow

brightly and inhibit greater voltage output
with the microwave oven transformer at
around 8 KV out. This varies with
each transformer, and is caused by the
relatively high saturating current typical
High Voltage Breakdown Tester
of this kind of transformer. To increase the
output voltage without excessive DRAWN BY: Bill Jones K8CU
current limiting, simply increase the COPYRIGHT 2001-2002 K8CU
C
light bulb wattage. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
PAGE 1 of 1 DATE: 5-17-2002